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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "There are Eggs and Trouble" - "Sam Battles Bird Instincts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Sam hunt squirrels?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A BB gun.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A sling.

2. Who is the governor who writes to Leon and the children in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) Lon Herbert.
(b) Flip Pearson.
(c) Joe Cassini.
(d) George Marki.

3. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
(a) In an oak tree.
(b) In a fern bed.
(c) On a cliffside.
(d) In a willow tree.

4. Who does Jon Wood call about the smoke he has seen at Jebb Harper's cabin in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) John Burroughs.
(b) Peter Westerly.
(c) Sam Gribley.
(d) Leon Longbridge.

5. About how old was Frightful when she first saw Sam Gribley?
(a) Two weeks old.
(b) One week old.
(c) Three weeks old.
(d) Five weeks old.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date do Frightful's eggs hatch in "There are Three"?

2. How are bird emotions described in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

3. In the early days of what month do the first of the migrating falcons and hawks return to the Catskill Mountains in "Frightful Finds Sam"?

4. What prey does Chup drop down to the aerie at the end of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

5. Who is the falconer who has brought peregrines back to the east by breeding them in captivity and freeing them to the wild, according to the narrator in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

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